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ahtihn • today at 12:19 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

People frequently accept that their spouse has an affair as long as it's not in their face. Basically a tacit arrangement that is never talked about.


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knottn • today at 12:55 PM

That matters I would think. A concern for a powerful person is whether knowledge of an affair could give someone else leverage. If you are keeping up appearances then that signals appearance (and secrets) have value.